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Dave Prentis

Dave Prentis

Website Dave is the general secretary of UNISON, Britain’s biggest public sector trade union with more than 1.3 million members; he writes about all areas of public policy and the impact the government's policies will have on public services.

How UNISON survived the attack on the labour movement – and won

Dave Prentis
6 December, 2018

UNISON has been announced as the largest union in the country with over 1.3 million members. To get there it had to survive Tory austerity and right wing propaganda.

The “two-child limit” for welfare claimants is brutal and moralistic. It must be scrapped

Dave Prentis
6 December, 2017

It’s not the government’s place to dictate how many children lower income families can have.

The public sector pay cap is causing poverty and misery but the tide is turning

Dave Prentis
12 September, 2017

In the first six years of Tory rule, public sector pay rose by just 4.4%. Yet over the same period the cost of living soared by 22%. It’s time to act.

Heart Unions: Let’s recognise our movement’s successes as well as its challenges

Dave Prentis
13 February, 2017

Faced with Tory governments, working people have always had to fight for their rights

If the Brexiteers are coming for our workers’ rights, they’d better do it out in the open

Dave Prentis
17 January, 2017

No one voted for weaker workplace protections

Dear Philip Hammond: Stop the cuts and back the NHS in Autumn Statement

Dave Prentis
17 November, 2016

Unison calls on chancellor to change course on public services

The Trade Union Bill is still an attack on our movement, but it could have been so much worse

Dave Prentis
28 April, 2016

Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON, reflects on the union fightback against a bill that should never have existed

Tackling climate change is the greatest challenge we face

Dave Prentis
27 October, 2015

But let’s tackle it in a way that doesn’t damage communities

The government has put forward its most sinister plan yet for workers rights

Dave Prentis
9 September, 2015

Anyone interested in surveillance issues should be deeply worried by the latest proposal

This government cannot hide the blatant injustices of its policies on pay

Dave Prentis
13 March, 2015

Under the coalition prices have risen by just under 20 per cent, while pay rises for public sector staff have been around three per cent

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